Daily Newsletter from THE TIMES OF INDIA

	June 13, 2009

		Top Headlines BJP rift deepens, Yashwant Sinha quits party posts Yashwant Sinha quit all party posts just before BJP chief Rajnath Singh threatened action against leaders violating party discipline and airing their views in public. Indian student attacked in Melbourne In a latest spate of racial assaults targeting the Indian community in Australia, a student from Gujarat was attacked by a group of men in Melbourne. India will press Rajapaksa to honour promises: P Chidambaram Union home minister P Chidambaram said that India is hopeful Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa would fulfil his promise to rehabilitate displaced Tamils. More >> Cities Mumbai police chief transferred Hasan Gafoor has been transferred as Director General, Maharashtra Police Housing Corporation Ltd, state home minister Jayant Patil announced. Child tests positive for H1N1 virus in Hyderabad A toddler, who flew from New York to the city recently tested positive for swine flu taking the total confirmed cases of the virus here to nine. More >> Business State Bank of India cuts deposit rates by 0.25% State Bank of India said that it has reduced the deposit rates across all maturities by 0.25%, with effect from June 15. It's end of the road for 10,000 Satyam staff The Pune-based IT firm plans to send the excess staff on a sabbatical to address higher staff costs, which account for more than half of the company's expenses. More >> Sports Suranjoy Singh wins gold in Asian Championship Suranjoy Singh gave India its first Asian Championship gold in 15 years as the country's boxers rounded off a 27-year-best performance in the elite event. Real Madrid swoop for David Villa: Report According to a Spanish newspaper, Valencia striker David Villa, one of the stars of Spain's victorious Euro 2008 squad, has signed for Real Madrid for close to 40 million euros. More >> Entertainment Sanjay Dutt reluctantly says no to IIFA Sanjay Dutt, for the sake of getting his schedules back on the right track has turned down an invitation to be part of IIFA awards being held in Macau. Madonna's '12 million pound Mercy' While Madonna is ecstatic over winning her bid to adopt a second child from Malawi, critics say that she won only because she pumped a whopping 12 million pounds. More >> Infotech Intel's Netbook powerful chips for larger computers Intel Corp is pushing slightly more powerful chips for slightly larger computers that still have key netbook qualities such as a light weight and long battery life. Book your dream holiday at the click of a mouse Now, you can book your dream holiday with flurry of travel sites, which help you save from long queues, haggling with travel agents and give reviews of places you want to visit. More >>